Disney Blames Recent Box-Office Struggles on Streaming
Disney has attributed its recent blows at the box office to a decline in quality caused by growth in the streaming industry. “The Marvels”, the latest offering by Marvel–long considered the crown jewel of Disney’s assets–pulled in $47 million in its opening weekend,...
Aging America Nudging UnitedHealth to Invest in Home Care
UnitedHealth Group is snapping up home-based care operators on a bet that as more Americans get older and sicker, they will want health services under their own roof. The insurance giant began vying to be the nation’s biggest home health provider in early 2021,...
Elon Musk Says Advertisers Can ‘Go F***’ Themselves As X Continues To Bleed Away Funds
Elon Musk had a simple message for big advertisers boycotting X over his online behavior: "Go **** yourself." Advertisers might listen and take their dollars, the lifeblood of his platform, with them. Taking the stage at the New York Times Dealbook Summit, clad in a...
Mattel Wants – and Needs – Hollywood to Save Its Business
Partnerships with film and TV producers could add value to portfolio and help the toymaker navigate a tough retail environment Fans and critics hailed “Barbie” for being a feminist retelling of a controversial doll’s history, a big-budget project for an indie...
UAW is going to target Tesla and anti-union Musk among other carmakers
Photo by Paul Steuber on Unsplash Riding on the momentum after the win with the big three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is launching a huge new quest to unionize workers at other carmakers like Tesla, but faces a staunch anti-union boss Elon Musk in its...
Why Livent’s 25-Year-Old Production Method May Be The Future Of Lithium
Livent is not known as a cutting-edge company, but it is the only one using a technology likely to define the next decade of lithium production. This technology, called direct lithium extraction or DLE, could supercharge production by unlocking brine deposits that...
Pfizer is looking for its next blockbusters after Covid. Could one of them be treating cancer?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Covid made Pfizer a household name and sent its revenues and profits soaring. Now flush with cash and amid its post-covid slump, Pfizer is betting that its next blockbuster drug could be a cancer treatment. The pharma giant made headlines...
Adobe Embraces Generative AI Era, Prioritizing User Growth
Artwork generated using only the generative tool available in Adobe’s photo-editing software, Photoshop. (Image: Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos / Adobe Stock) Richard Artze, a professional graphic designer since 2009, is used to improving the quality of his work by...
With Mobile Clinics, Dollar General Gets a Slow Start in Healthcare Race
The next time you stop at the dollar store, imagine getting a blood test on the way out. That’s already possible for some shoppers in Clarksville, Tenn., where Dollar General is experimenting with mobile clinics at some of its stores. From the parking lot, the mobile...
De-risking saved the day for insurers – but some are concerned about tomorrow
For nearly a decade now, the increasing intensity and cost of natural disasters has been one of the most significant headwinds for property insurers. More recently, some of the country’s largest insurance companies have made headlines for pulling away from select...